Asia-Europe Fiber Art

Valerie Buess (DE): Where Thoughts Arise Artists or the Asia-Europe 4 exhibition: Antra Augustinovica - Estonia Valerie Buess - Germany Isabel Berglund - Denmark Nora   Chalmet - Belgium Sui Park  - Korea Catherine Chanteloube - France Cho Yuhn Kyung - Korea Moon Jiyoung - Korea Wlodzimierz Cygan - Poland Judit Droppa - Hungary Yasuko Iyanaga - Japan Chikako Imaizumi - Japan Asta Fedaraviciute - Lituanie Hui Liu - China Kakuko ishii - Japan Kela Cremachi – Italy Raija Jokinen - Finland Yukako Sorai - Japan Cha Young Soon - Korea Mitsuru Kuroki - Japan MakikoWakisaka - Japan  Terezia Krnàcovà - Slovakia  Miki Nakamura - Japan  Minako Watanabe - Japan  Leyun Wang - China Maria Ortega - Spain Sandrine Pincemaille - France  Toko Hayashi - Japan Lina Ringeliené - Lithuania Tanikawa Tsuruko - Japan Marie-Noelle Risack - Belgium Elsbet Wiens - Germany Takumi Ushio - Japan Wu Fan - China Magda Sobon - Pol...

The Asia-Europe 3 exhibition was opened in the  Central Museum of Textiles, Łódź, Poland on the 7th Sept, 2017 and it will be open until 12th Nov, 2017 Kakuko Ishii (JP): Musubu, 3 x á ø 50 cm, paper string  In the opening curator Marika Szaraz gave a speech: The Asia-Europe Fiber Art exhibitions where founded in 2009 by Erny PIRET.  The concept of the Asia-Europe exhibitions is to show the rich and creative imagination of European- and Asian textile artists through their specific cultures.
 The exhibition presents a particular vision of textile and fiber art works, signifying that artists exclusively use the technique to express themselves. If Asian works are authentic, and their culture is a continuation of their traditions, Europeans have nothing to envy, they have every reason to be proud of their ingenuity, diversity and originality. Convinced of these qualities I have accepted works, that are executed in traditional Asian techniques, only created b...

Marika Szaraz (BE / HU): Reflets (detail), ø 130cm, weaving, VI, CO, paper The deadline for applications to participate in the 4th edition of 'Asia-Europe' is changing foreward to 1 july 2017 .

After 'Asia-Europe III', I started organizing the next 'Asia-Europe 4' exhibition for the end of 2018. The exhibition is based on the innovation of cultural, regional and traditional textile techniques. The emphasis is on the research and development of technology and on presentation. Works must be non-figurative, non-wearable art and must be realized in a single technique. The colours can only be used to highlight the technique, however, the colour is never a determinating factor in the work. Convinced of the ingenuity and creativity of the European artists, I intend to accept works produced by traditional Asian techniques only created by Asia artists. Are you interested in participating in the next 'Asia-Europe 4' exhibition? If you are, could you please send me a first proposition to exhibit: style, technique, materials, dimensions, number of pieces (series) and must be representative of your artwork. Please send, before the first of Septembe...

Asia-Europe 3 was opened in Deutsche Textilmuseum Krefeld, Germany, in 16th Oct, 2016. Kela Cremachi (IT): Acqua, Flusso vitale, 220 x 120 x 70 cm, paper and enamel Opening speech by Marika Szàraz - Curator of the exhibition Young-Soon Cha (KR): Work II, ø 100 cm and Yukako Sorai (JP): Energeia, 200 x 200 x 5 cm Marian Bijlenga (NL): Traces of Writing (a detail), horsehair, fabric, invisible yarn

Jeannine de Raeymaecker (BE): Order and Disorder, 180 x 180 cm, handmade recycled paper (image: Wim Geerts) Two more artists are selected for the exhibition: BEILI Liu (China) and Jeannine DE RAEYMAECKER (Belgium)